There is now a growing acceptance of the requirement for indigenous peoples’ Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) in many industries, including the extractive industries. This has been reflected by its incorporation into policies of an …
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Report asking for Free Prior Informed Consent to become a reality launched in London
Canada: Indigenous rights are the best defence against Canada’s resource rush
Photo of Alberta tarsands “development”: Northern Rockies Rising Tide
If it’s only a social movement that can change the power equation upholding the official’s stance, then the Idle No More uprising may be it.
Triggered …
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US watchdog warns Anglo American’s Alaska project could cause ecological damage
The proposed Pebble gold and copper mining project in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region could inflict widespread ecological and environmental damage, according to a revised study by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The revised assessment …
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Vedanta: is Nyamgiri ruling a “revolutionary” moment for India’s poor?
“The battle lines will be drawn indelibly between the people and the Corporates and it is anybody’s guess as to who will win.” So comments human rights activisit, M C Raj, as he reviews the …
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Rio Tinto firms up $2.5bn Oyu Tolgoi mine loan
Global miner Rio Tinto has attracted strong interest for a $2.5 billion loan to expand its Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia, in one of the largest resource financings in Asia this year, …
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AusAID Fuels Bougainville Mining Tensions
Rio Tinto stands to make big profits if the Panguna mine on Bougainville reopens. In recruiting advisors with strong links to the mining giant, AusAid isn’t helping the peace process, writes Kristian Lasslett.
See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=12266&l=1…
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India: Nyamgiri ruling “a great victory for indigenous rights”
In one of the longest-running – and certainly the most widely-publicised – of Indian struggles to halt a threatened mining venture, the community seems to have won. On Thursday, 18 April 2013, the country’s Supreme …
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Pebble Mine Opposition Outlasts Anglo American and Rio Tinto CEOs
Last week in London, Joel Reynolds of US-based Natural Resources Defense Council attended the AGMs of both Rio Tinto and Anglo American, joining a delegation of Bristol Bay leaders, including Bobby Andrew, Yup’ik elder, life-long fisherman, and spokesperson …
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Rio Tinto accused of environmental and human rights breaches
West Papuan activists protest outside Rio Tinto’s AGM over the company’s involvement in the Grasberg mine. Photo: Amy Scaife
Protesters from around the world attacked mining company Rio Tinto for a string for alleged environmental …
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Protest at Vedanta HQ as Supreme Court decision announced
Indian Supreme Court judges yesterday handed the final decision on Vedanta’s Niyamgiri mine to the Dongria Kond tribe and farmers living around the mountain. Two Gram Sabha’s (village councils) or local self-government within 10km of …
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Stories of Resistance – community activists slam Rio Tinto, Anglo American
Watch video coverage of the event last Monday with community and worker representatives from Colombia, Mongolia, South Africa, the USA and West Papua.
Communities and mineworkers hit out at Rio Tinto, Anglo American
Communities from Colombia, Mongolia, South Africa and the US will demonstrate in London this week against some of the world’s largest mining companies, which they say are devastating the health of people, widely polluting the …
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